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March 31. 1925.

E. 1.. SHARPNECK SHOE AND HEEL 'II'IE1\EIF()R Original Filed April 19, 1915 I nvenio 3" & EZwZ L. Sher/372M070, 6% r W W7 assa Reissued 31, 1925.,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIEL L. SHARPNEGK'. a citizen of the United States, formerly of VVinthrop, in the county of Suffolk and State of lilassachil'settsj but now of Bakersfield, in the county of Kern and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes and Heels Therefor, of which the following a specl- 10 fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

This invention has reference to improvements in shoes or boots and in heels therefor.

One object of the invention is to construct a boot or shoe so that the heel seat of the sole may retain its original thickness at the ed e. nother object of the invention is to con- U struct a boot or shoe so that the heel thereof may be adjusted relative to the heel seat of the sole and to the'counter which has heretoface of the heel may merge more exactly into 2 the curve of the counter.

Another object of the invention 1s to construct a heel for boots or shoes so that, when said heel is made of wood, any tendency to split the heel by pressure from the. counter is eliminated. 0

Another object of the invention 1s to simplify the construction of theheel, thereby to Y reduce the cost of manufacturing the boot or shoe. 1 Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description.

The invention consists in the improved shoe-having the heel seat received by the im roved heel frame; '40 'l he invention also consists in the -improved heel.

novel features of construction and combina- Figure 1, represents a side elevation of parts of a shoe illustrating thls mventlon.

same taken on line 2-2, Fig.

Fig. 3, represents a plan view of the 1mproved heel to show the heel seat frame.

Fig. 4, represents respectively plan and fore been impossible, whereby the outer sur- The invention also consists in such other tion of parts as shall hereinafter be more 45 fully described and pointed out in the claims.

. Fig. 2, represents a sectional view of the I Re. 16,034

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIEL 1.. sHAarNEcx, O'F BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, AssIeEoE r0 S-M-P woon HEEL COMPANY, or 'HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, A GORPYORATION or MASSACHUSETTS. sHoE Am; HEEL THEREFOR.

Original No. 1,288,233, dated December 17, 1918, Serial No. 22,271, filed April 19, 1915. Application for reissue flied March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,295.

sectional views of a heel seat as heretofore constructed to receive a heel.

Fig. 5, represents similar views of the heel seat used in the improved shoe.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

In the manufacture of shoes of the variety known as French heels and modifications customary to make the heels ofwood with concavities' to receive the heel seats of the shoe soles. To facilitate the cutting out of said concavities the grain of the wood of said heels usually extends transversely of the height of the heel and lengthwise of the shoe and the edge of said concavity must of necessity be thick in order to retain some strength of the material. In order to achaving heels heels, Cuban thereof it has been,

commodate these thick edges of the heel con-' cavity it has been necessary to place the heel top against the heel seat a, Fig. 4, and mark the location for the shoulders I), b, then cut away the heel seat to form such shoulders and at or about the same time to skive the edge of the heel seat to conform it to the concavity of the heel. stitches securing the heel seat to the counter portion of the shoe often were cut thus practically destroying this portion of the shoe.

Another objection has been that the pressure of the counter tends to spread the concave top of'the heel which often splits along its grain particularly at the edges of they concavity.

In carrying my invention into practice one of my objects has been to produce a shoe having better wearing qualities and of better appearance than those heretofore constructed and to reduce the cost of manufacture. To this end I construct a shoe 10 havingthe counter 11 and the heel seat 12 havin edges which are the full thickness of the soft; 13 and are apprpximately arallel at 14, 14 and then curve as at 15, see ig. 5.

In this processthe i In conjunction with the shoe thus described I use the heel 16 which preferably is of wood or other suitable material adapted toreceive securing nails. To this heel 16 I attach the flat frame plate 17 preferably cut away as at 18, 19, to permit the pass e of securing nails, and having the fiaring lip 20 the front ends 21, 21,,of which are, spaced and are adapted to receive between them the edge portions 14, 14 of the heel seat-12. This heel frame is or may be of comparatively thin metal and after its attachment to the heel 16 and to said frame, the lower edges of the heel covering 22 are turned against the lower end ofthe heel 16, and secured, and the tread piece 23 is secured in face; the upperedge portions of the covermg 22 are turnedinwardly over the edge of the lip (Fig. 2) and secured, thus constituting a heel having a receptacle for the heel seat adapted to be flexe as to its edge, to conform to the shape of the shoe counter against which the covered lip '20 is secured.

In the application of this improved heel to a shoe no cutting of the heel seat shown in Fi 5 is necessary. The heel plate is place flat-wise against the surface of the heel seat 12 with the lip 20 embracing vthe rear portion of the heel seat and the ends 21, 210i said lip at the edges 14, 14 of the heel seat. The heel is then readily adjusted along the heel seat until the covered edge of said lip 20 is brought closely against the curved counter portion of the shoe and,

in such adjustment, the ends 21, 21 of said lip closel hug the edges 14,14 of the heel seat. A ter and having a tendency to resist the breaking down of the counter without being unduly rigid. s It is quite essential that the'heel frame for the heel seat should not be of a size or shape materially to' change the ordinary sha e of the heel particularly when said heel and frame are covered. I have found it desirable to make this heel frame ,plate 17 and its lip 20 of comparatively thin sheet metal but itis evident that, when preferred, other material maybe used., I also consuchadjustment of the heel nails are driven through the heel portion of body part and saidupstandin lip..

rounding and concealing the side and back sider the heel 16 and its frame 17, 20, having the, unitary covering 22 of importance as otherwise the line of juncture between said heel and said frame might be objectionable in appearance. p

The covering 22 may be of leather, fabric, celluloid or any other material known in this art and the term unitary used herein with reference to such covering refers more particularly tothe exposed portions at the sides and rear of the heel. In shoes having what is known as the full Louis heel thefront portion or surface of the heel may be covered as is usual, by a split from the sole, without departing from the spirit of th-is invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim' as new and desire'to secure 'by Letters Patent.

1. A shoe comprising a sole having a heel seat, a heel permanently and directly. at tached to said heel seat, including a wooden body part having an .ppstanding relatively thin hp at the sides and back thereof approximating in height the thickness of said heel seat and concealing the side and rear edges ofsaid heel seat, said heel presenting a relatively flat surface adjacent the inner edge of said lip and said heel seat having its side edges closely received and confined by said lip, and a unitary covering extending over said body part and turned inwardly over said lip.

2. A shoecomprising a sole providing a heel seat, a. heel plate having an upstanding said heel seat permanently secured to said heel body part with said heel plate inter posed between said heel seat and said heel body part, and a covering concealing said 3. A shoe comprising a sole aving a heel seat, a heel tached to sai heel seat, said heel providing a heel plate having an upstanding lip suredges ofsaid heel seat, and a unitary covering for said heel and said lip, said covering turned inward between said lip and the edge of said heel seat.

I ELIEL L..SHARPNECK.

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